Lisa Wan
Practical counselling for stress, trauma and life changes
About Lisa
Lisa Wan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She combines talking therapies with a practical, down-to-earth style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Lisa writes plainly and listens closely so parents and carers can feel heard and understood.
She draws on almost a decade of experience and earlier training as a holistic therapist to shape sessions that suit each person.
Background and approach
That background means she pays attention to how physical wellbeing and life routines affect mood and coping. Sessions aim to make small changes that add up to clearer thinking and steadier days. Lisa works with a wide range of concerns including grief, self-esteem, addictions, sleeping problems, anger and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy-related issues and family problems by focusing on individual needs and goals. Complex trauma, dissociation and domestic violence are within her experience and she follows trauma-focused approaches when appropriate. Her clinical style blends attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
That mix allows sessions to be calm and practical - exploring feelings, building coping skills and finding manageable next steps. She keeps learning through ongoing professional development and clinical supervision. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online for people in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Lisa describes herself as approachable and steady, aiming to make therapy a useful, straightforward part of everyday life.
What Lisa works with
How Lisa works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Lisa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships shape patterns of feeling and relating. This approach can help when people struggle with trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties.She also draws on trauma-focused methods to address the effects of abuse, complex trauma and dissociation. Those methods aim to stabilise symptoms, process distressing memories at a pace the client can manage, and build practical coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options with each person and agree a plan based on their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision-making helps keep sessions relevant and manageable.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging fits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help fit therapy into busy family life, shift patterns or long commutes and make it easier to keep sessions regular.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
